New Delhi: Following the submitting of a no-confidence movement towards Parliament Speaker Om Birla by opposition MPs, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday alleged that MPs entered the Speaker’s workplace and abused him.
Rijiju instructed reporters that the speaker was “deeply damage” by the incident and had spoken to him privately. He additionally addressed the controversy within the Home of Commons over permission to talk. He mentioned it was alleged that after the presiding officer handed down a ruling, it was not adopted. He claimed that Rahul Gandhi mentioned he didn’t want anybody’s permission to talk and would converse as he wished.
“As I mentioned, the Speaker may be very damage. I even spoke to the Speaker. They (Congress members) went to the Speaker’s workplace and abused him and mentioned horrible issues. And the Speaker gave a judgment, which was not adopted. Then Rahul Gandhi went to talk. He mentioned he does not want anybody’s permission. He speaks as per his want with none guidelines…No member can converse within the Home until he has permission from the Speaker. Even the Prime Minister speaks solely with permission from the Speaker,” Rijiju mentioned.
In response to Rijiju, round 20 to 25 members of parliament entered the speaker’s workplace and used inappropriate language. He additionally claimed that senior Congress leaders, together with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and KC Venugopal, had been current within the chamber and inspired the protesting members.
“A minimum of 20-25 Congress leaders entered the Lok Sabha Speaker’s chamber and abused him. I used to be additionally current. The Speaker is a really soft-spoken individual, in any other case strict motion would have been taken towards him. Senior Congress leaders, together with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and KC Venugopal, had been additionally current inside and so they inspired them to combat,” he added.
This got here after the Congress on Tuesday tabled a no-confidence movement towards Congress chief Om Birla. In response to a supply on the parliamentary secretariat, the movement to dismiss the speaker is prone to be debated on March 9, the primary day of the second session of the price range session.
Sources mentioned on Wednesday that deficiencies had been discovered within the no-confidence movement discover filed by opposition members looking for the removing of Parliament Speaker Om Birla from workplace. The discover reportedly talked about occasions in February 2025 4 instances, which may have led to a denial beneath the foundations.
Nonetheless, the Speaker directed the Parliamentary Secretariat to rectify the deficiencies within the notification and take additional steps, the official mentioned.
The event comes amid an ongoing dispute between the Heart and opposition events over the functioning of Parliament. (Ani)
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